Innovative Concepts currently employs 4 people who have either graduated, or will soon be graduating, with a Computer Engineering degree from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.  This number does not include the many Innovative Concepts' sub contractors who also are computer engineering graduates.  Additionally, even Lonny Rollins, the founder and CEO, graduated with this degree.

Computer Engineering can best be described as a combination of Electrical Engineering and computer Science.  Wikipedia describes it well listing many ways the expertize can be utilized.

How lucky are you to have Innovative Concepts working on your system?

Look soon for another article that lists all the degrees Innovative Concepts' employees have.  It will suprise most...

Today, Innovative Concepts added Google Checkout to its already impressive list of payment methods.  Payment methods now include Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Paypal, Check, and Cash.

In addition to making a one time payment, Innovative Concepts allows a standard monthly payment to be made as well.

Payments may be made by

• Visiting the corporate headquarters in San Luis Obispo, Ca
• Calling 805-545-9562
• Online
• Login at www.in-con.com (upper right hand corner)
• Choose "Make Payment" (under General Privileges)

Please join Innovative Concepts in supporting the Central Coast Autism Spectrum Center's primary fund raising event.  Being a platinum sponsor of the Walk for Autism is expecially emotional to Innovative Concepts as multiple employees have children that are effected by autism.  Additionally, to show support, all seven of the incorporated cities and the county has made proclamations that April is autism awareness month!

As most know, Innovative Concepts is committed to helping the local community.  To do this it chooses one non profit each year to support.  Instead of making multiple smaller donations, Innovative Concepts feels that focusing on one per year allows more impact to the community.

More information on the Central Coast Autism Spectrum Center can be found on their website and the Walk for Autism & Autism Awareness fair has its own website to explain the event and accept donations.

Effective January 1, 2012 Innovative Concepts filed its bylaws with the Secretary of the State Of California and is now known as Innovative Concepts, Inc.

This new company structure will not effect any existing clients nor any services provided by Innovative Concepts.  In fact, Innovative Concepts, Inc. will maintain the dba of Innovative Concepts in all counties that it operates.  Additionally, Innovative Concepts. Inc is going to be trademarked with the national government.

Please join us in congratulating all employees in this new chapter.

LinkedIn constantly records an array of statistics relating to businesses.  This data is then used to compare any business to others who provide similar products or services.  Innovative Concepts fared very well in their comparison.

http://www.linkedin.com/company/innovative-concepts_2/statistics

Some important facts:

Job Functions
Innovative Concepts operates efficiently.  86% of all employees are designated as research/development while only 14% are general administrative.  Other technical services companies have only 28% in R&D and use 57% in administration.

Years of Work Experience
Innovative Concepts employees are more experienced.  For example, 43% have worked in their field for 15-20 years while other technical companies have 35% who have worked for 15-20 years.

Education Degree
Innovative Concepts employees are more educated.  60% of Innovative Concepts employees have at least a Bachelor's degree and 40% have at least one technical certification.  Other companies have an average of 49% with a degree and only 3% with technical certifications.

Annual Company Growth
Innovative Concepts is growing faster than others.  The technology services industry averages between 4 and 9%, however, Innovative Concepts has enjoyed a very stable 20% growth.

The data referenced in this blog is direct from the Linked In statistics page as seen on November 6, 2011.

    The SLO Middle Eastern Music And Dance Ensemble performed for the residents, temporary patients, visitors, and anyone else who was nearby.  They dedicated this performance to Lonny Rollins who was placed at the Cabrillo Care Center for two weeks after being in the Loma Linda Trauma Center and before going home after his place crash.

    The ensemble's unique beat with rythyms and harmonies provide an exceptional representation of the traditional middle eastern culture.  We hope to see and hear more of them in the future.  Can you find the familiar Innovative Concepts face below?

Innovative Concepts recently learned of the local school's state of computers.  As a result, the teacher of a Hawthorne Elementary Kindergarten Class was surprised with two new Dell computers.

Innovative Concepts is very proud of the fact that, as a team, they were able to help the local community, the local schools.  And more importantly, children.

Dun & Bradstreet recently performed an Open Rating which compares like companies amongst themselves nationwide.  According to Dun  & Bradstreet, "Open Ratings calculates supplier performance scores using a sophisticated algorithm that takes into account the amount of
information available on a supplier, the recency of the information, and the accuracy of the raters."

Information was obtained from direct contact with past and current clients.  Detail categories included Reliability, Cost, Accuracy, Timeliness, Quality, Personnel, Support, and Responsiveness.

The primary reason Innovative Concepts participated was to help obtain more federal government contracts.  This excelent score will undoubtably open many more possiblities. 

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Innovative Concepts has released its newest version of its well used icHelp Application.  For years, Innovative Concepts clientele have used the non-installed application that allows its technical support representatives to remotely control their windows based machines.

This newest version is now completely encrypted and allows more technical support representatives to remotely help people simultaneously.  remote Technical support is now even available from Mac and Linux machines as well.

Additionally, the non-installed application will be related to an installed version.  This installed version sits in the windows system tray and allows technical support personnel to work remotely on a machine even when people are away from their computer (over night/lunch/etc).  Of course, people can specify a time range that this is allowed.  Look for the installed version along with a full feature list to be available later this month.

Innovative Concepts announces the latest feature to its premier online backup solution.  icBackup now supports Microsoft's newest server operating system.  Because Innovative Concepts always develops products to the highest standards, updates like this become quite easy.  This is something that their client's know and base their business around Innovative Concepts' competent recommendations.